Release Manager - AML for Canadian Banking Client Our financial services client is seeking a Release Manager to coordinate change and release delivery across the AML application portfolio
Join a leading Canadian bank supporting a combined change and release pipeline across seven AML applications, with more being added as the portfolio builds new tools and inherits others. The pipeline covers production defects (in-house and vendor fixes) and business change requests, which are prioritized and slotted into scheduled releases. You’ll work alongside the current Release Manager as the team rolls out a refreshed framework for managing this work. The role offers high visibility across business, technology, and vendor stakeholders in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
Contract, Toronto, Hybrid (6 month initial term, with extension expected)
Must Haves
7+ years in Release Management, Project Management, or Program Delivery within large enterprise environments
Experience in financial institutions or banking technology delivery
Strong working knowledge of Jira
Proven ability to manage a high volume of smaller work items (defects, enhancements, change requests) through prioritization and release
Strong understanding of SDLC, release governance, and change management processes
Excellent communication and relationship management skills across business, technology, and vendor teams
Highly organized and proactive, with the drive to keep work moving in a fast-paced environment
Nice to Have
AML or Financial Crimes technology experience
Experience at a Canadian Big 5 bank
Experience with AML platforms or vendors such as NICE Actimize, SAI Global, Wolters Kluwer, or Fircosoft
Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow
Exposure to AI or automation initiatives within a delivery portfolio
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Responsibilities
Manage a combined pipeline of defects and business change requests across seven AML applications and a growing portfolio
Work with business and technology stakeholders to prioritize items and slot them into releases
Coordinate in-house and vendor fixes, including delivery with AML technology partners
Act as the central coordination point between project, support, vendor, QA, infrastructure, and business teams
Maintain visibility of upstream and downstream impacts on AML systems and enterprise initiatives
Work with the 24/7 production team to maintain operational stability and resolve issues
Help shape and adopt the refreshed change and release framework alongside the current Release Manager
Facilitate governance meetings, defect triage sessions, and release readiness reviews




Ensure production releases align with enterprise change management and SDLC requirements
Support other project management work across the portfolio as priorities shift
Release Planning & Coordination
Maintain the release calendar and roadmap
Plan release cycles (major, minor, emergency and patch releases)
Coordinate release schedules and manage dependencies across teams and applications
Release Execution
Lead end-to-end release activities (build, test, deployment, validation)
Oversee production releases and ensure smooth rollouts
Stakeholder Management
Act as the central coordination point between project, support, vendor, QA, infrastructure, and business teams
Maintain visibility of upstream and downstream impacts on AML systems and enterprise initiatives
Process & Governance
Apply release management standards and support compliance with change management and audit requirements
Maintain release documentation in Jira and supporting tools (runbooks, checklists, release notes)
Our financial services client is seeking a Release Manager to coordinate change and release delivery across the AML application portfolio
Join a leading Canadian bank supporting a combined change and release pipeline across seven AML applications, with more being added as the portfolio builds new tools and inherits others. The pipeline covers production defects (in-house and vendor fixes) and business change requests, which are prioritized and slotted into scheduled releases. You’ll work alongside the current Release Manager as the team rolls out a refreshed framework for managing this work. The role offers high visibility across business, technology, and vendor stakeholders in a rapid-paced, regulated environment.
Contract, Toronto, Hybrid (6 month initial term, with extension expected)
Must Haves
7+ years in Release Management, Project Management, or Program Delivery within large enterprise environments
Experience in financial institutions or banking technology delivery
Strong working knowledge of Jira
Proven ability to manage a high volume of smaller work items (defects, enhancements, change requests) through prioritization and release
Strong understanding of SDLC, release governance, and change management processes
Excellent communication and relationship management skills across business, technology, and vendor teams
Highly organized and proactive,



with the drive to keep work moving in a fast-paced environment
Nice to Have
AML or Financial Crimes technology experience
Experience at a Canadian Big 5 bank
Experience with AML platforms or vendors such as NICE Actimize, SAI Global, Wolters Kluwer, or Fircosoft
Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow
Exposure to AI or automation initiatives within a delivery portfolio
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Responsibilities
Manage a combined pipeline of defects and business change requests across seven AML applications and a growing portfolio
Work with business and technology stakeholders to prioritize items and slot them into releases
Coordinate in-house and vendor fixes, including delivery with AML technology partners
Act as the central coordination point between project, support, vendor, QA, infrastructure, and business teams
Maintain visibility of upstream and downstream impacts on AML systems and enterprise initiatives
Work with the 24/7 production team to maintain operational stability and resolve issues
Help shape and adopt the refreshed change and release framework alongside the current Release Manager
Facilitate governance meetings, defect triage sessions, and release readiness reviews
Ensure production releases align with enterprise change management and SDLC requirements
Support other project management work across the portfolio as priorities shift
Release Planning & Coordination
Maintain the release calendar and roadmap
Plan release cycles (major, minor, emergency and patch releases)
Coordinate release schedules and manage dependencies across teams and applications
Release Execution
Lead end-to-end release activities (build, test, deployment, validation)
Facilitate go/no-go decision meetings
Oversee production releases and ensure smooth rollouts
Stakeholder Management
Act as the central point of contact for release communications
Provide timely updates on release status, risks, and impacts
Risk & Issue Management
Identify, assess, and mitigate release risks
Manage release incidents and coordinate rollback plans when needed
Ensure contingency and backout strategies are documented
Process & Governance
Apply release management standards and support compliance with change management and audit requirements
Maintain release documentation in Jira and supporting tools (runbooks, checklists, release notes)
Continuous Improvement
Track KPIs (release success rate, defects, deployment time)
Run post-release reviews and recommend process and tooling improvements
Disclaimer:
AI may be used in evaluating candidates.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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📌 Release Manager - AML for Canadian Banking Client (Ontario)
🏢 S.I. Systems
📍 Ontario